Crash leads to felony charges for Highland woman

TOWN OF WALLKILL — A Highland woman whose license was revoked is facing charges stemming from a crash that injured her son and a passenger in the other vehicle, said state police.

Police said Maileny Gonzalez, 35, was driving south on Mud Mills Road on June 21, using a phone to access the Internet, when she drove into the northbound lane and struck a vehicle driven by Kenneth Han, 48, of Mountaindale. Han's wife, Asha Han, 41, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, where she remains in critical condition with a head injury.

Gonzalez's 10-year-old son was also flown to Westchester, treated for a head injury and released; a 5-year-old in Gonzalez's car wasn't hurt.

Police said Gonzalez lost her license after a conviction for driving drunk with a child in the car. She was arraigned by Town of Wallkill Judge Joseph Owen on felony assault and unlicensed driving plus misdemeanor charges, and sent to Orange County Jail on $50,000 cash bail.